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More info on his first tenure as AG. Which begs the question: why did Trump appoint him in the first place?
The U.S. Senate confirmed Barr as Attorney General on February 14, 2019.<ref>Pappas, Alex; Singman, Brooke (February 14, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/william-barr-confirmed-by-senate-for-attorney-general William Barr confirmed by Senate for attorney general]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 14, 2019.</ref><ref>Moran, Sean (February 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/14/senate-confirms-william-barr-become-attorney-general/ Senate Confirms William Barr to Become Attorney General]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 14, 2019.</ref>
The U.S. Senate confirmed Barr as Attorney General on February 14, 2019.<ref>Pappas, Alex; Singman, Brooke (February 14, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/william-barr-confirmed-by-senate-for-attorney-general William Barr confirmed by Senate for attorney general]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 14, 2019.</ref><ref>Moran, Sean (February 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/14/senate-confirms-william-barr-become-attorney-general/ Senate Confirms William Barr to Become Attorney General]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 14, 2019.</ref>
In April 2020, Barr, along with then-acting [[Richard_Grenell|Director of National Intelligence]] [[Richard_Grenell|Richard Grenell]], invoked state secrets to prevent families of 9/11 from accessing documents needed to build their cases for lawsuits against the [https://www.conservapedia.com/Saudi_Arabia Saudi] government.[https://www.propublica.org/article/attorney-general-barr-refuses-to-release-9-11-documents-to-families-of-the-victims]
In April 2020, Barr, along with then-acting [[Richard_Grenell|Director of National Intelligence]] [[Richard_Grenell|Richard Grenell]], invoked state secrets to prevent families of [[September_11,_2001_attacks|9/11]] victims from accessing documents needed to build their cases for lawsuits against the [https://www.conservapedia.com/Saudi_Arabia Saudi] government.[https://www.propublica.org/article/attorney-general-barr-refuses-to-release-9-11-documents-to-families-of-the-victims]
===Barbara K. Olson speech===
===Barbara K. Olson speech===
In December 1991, Attorney General Barr announced that the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International]] (BCCI) had entered a guilty plea to certain racketeering charges, in return for which the U.S. Justice Department agreed to drop all other federal and state charges that might be brought against BCCI entities in the future. In the plea-bargain arrangement, BCCI forfeited all of its estimated $550 million assets in the United States, and there were some minor jail sentences.
In December 1991, Attorney General Barr announced that the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International]] (BCCI) had entered a guilty plea to certain racketeering charges, in return for which the U.S. Justice Department agreed to drop all other federal and state charges that might be brought against BCCI entities in the future. In the plea-bargain arrangement, BCCI forfeited all of its estimated $550 million assets in the United States, and there were some minor jail sentences.
Barr was Attorney General during the [[Ruby_Ridge|Ruby Ridge]] incident. In the aftermath, he blatantly lied to the press about his involvement and also participated in efforts to ensure that the [[Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation|FBI]] snipers involved were immune from prosecution in federal court.[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/william-barrs-connection-to-ruby-ridge-defending-fbi-snipers/]
In 1992, Barr launched an illegal phone surveillance program without prior legal analysis. This would ultimately serve as a blueprint for more sophisticated surveillance programs launched after [[September_11,_2001_attacks|9/11]].[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/28/review-finds-phone-data-dragnet-dea-doj-began-without-legal-review/3299438002/]
==Iran Contra==
==Iran Contra==